kathleen@cait

proud narrowback union raised retired CPS teacher

[Chalkbeat @Chalkbeat]

The new exam will take more than double the time to administer as the old HSAT and will include some additional subjects, CPS says. https://t.co/kNTKASbRGb

[Chalkbeat @Chalkbeat]

School District of Philadelphia leaders say $50 million in one-time funding from the City Council isn’t enough to stop the planned elimination of 340 staff positions, according to a memo obtained by Chalkbeat. https://t.co/NwRe3HpDQS

[Vince Langman @LangmanVince]

The Chicago Bears managed to stay in Chicago despite the 1929 Great Depression, WWII, and the 2008 financial crisis, but they couldn't survive two incompetent Democratic leaders in Illinois and now they are moving next door to the Republican run red state of Indiana!

[Ald. Raymond Lopez @RaymondALopez]

No “peace keepers” or “community violence interrupters” or “mental health crisis counselors” at 51/Wood following this tragic mass shooting.

Nothing. Except for the Faithful not on the Preacher Patronage payroll of @ChicagosMayor.

[SubX.News® @SubxNews]

2 stabbed after sexual assault in broad daylight in Chicago's Loop: police

Police could be seen investigating in the area, with crime scene tape stretched across North State Street.

By Izzy Stroobandt
Published 35 minutes ago
Updated 5 minutes ago

Three people were hospitalized after a sexual assault and stabbing broad daylight in Chicago’s Loop on Friday afternoon, authorities said.

Three people were hospitalized after a sexual assault and stabbing broad daylight in Chicago's Loop on Friday afternoon, authorities said.

Around 4 p.m.., a 24-year-old woman was walking on the sidewalk near North State Street and East Lake Street when she was sexually assaulted by a 31-year-old man, police said. The 31-year-old man then became involved in a physical altercation with a 25-year-old man.

A 36-year-old woman in the area then pulled out a knife and stabbed the 31-year-old man in the right eye and the 25-year-old man in the left wrist, police said.

Both men and the 36-year-old woman were transported by authorities to local hospitals. The 24-year-old woman refused emergency medical care at the scene, police said.

Police could be seen investigating in the area, with crime scene tape stretched across North State Street.

No additional information was immediately available.

#ChicagoScanner #CrimeNews

[Austin Berg @Austin__Berg]

This is a double standard.

Hilario Dominguez is running for Chicago school board president. And he says his opponents are trying to kick him off the ballot: “sending Rahm’s lawyer (Michael Kasper) after me.”

But Dominguez paid Kasper in 2024 to help knock 12 school board candidates off the ballot, while Dominguez was working as political coordinator for the Chicago Teachers Union.

So he’s crying foul on a political tactic he personally used. With the same personnel.

[SubX.News® @SubxNews]

Young people are being taught what has been done to them, not what they are supposed to do.

[Becky Vevea @beckyvevea]

28 of 51 school board candidates are facing challenges to their petition signatures. How many will survive? https://t.co/sUJASso057

[Austin Berg @Austin__Berg]

NEW: Nearly every Chicago school board candidate backed by the Chicago Teachers Union is facing a challenge to their petition signatures.

The union tried to retroactively change the law for petition gathering in Springfield last weekend but failed, suggesting there may be an issue with how the union gathered signatures.

And unlike the 2024 school board elections, CTU appears to have filed zero challenges against other candidates.

Seems the union’s political operation has lost a step.

[CPS Parent @ParentCps]

@CTULocal1 may have forgotten to challenge school board petitions! (they are usually the masters of the petition challenge)

Caveat: not sure this is the complete list.

https://t.co/j5lHycVg9F

details below...
1/6

[Jen @IlliniJen]

After months of trashing federal agents, @the12thward now finds a use for them.

Ramirez should welcome all the law enforcement she can get into her crime-infested ward.

[SubX.News® @SubxNews]

Chicago does not appear to be dealing with separate crime, traffic, transit, and staffing problems anymore. Increasingly, those issues seem connected.

A crash blocks an expressway. Police resources get tied up. Transit delays ripple through the system. Stolen vehicles create new incidents. Response times stretch longer. The effects compound throughout the day.

Maybe there are studies.
Maybe there are reports.
Maybe there are explanations.

But the public rarely hears them.

What residents see instead are the symptoms: more delays, more disruptions, more emergency calls, more service interruptions, and more breakdowns in the systems people rely on to get to work, get home, and move around the city.

Until then, Chicago can look calm at first glance.

Then you listen to the radios and walk the blocks.

[Chicago Sun-Times @Suntimes]

Susana Mendoza argues that her experience as a state legislator, city clerk and state comptroller proves she is the person needed to solve the Chicago's financial and public safety troubles, along with a “crisis of confidence” under Mayor Brandon Johnson. https://t.co/ZhujjzCxqh

[Dan Butters @DanButtersChi]

Let’s gooooooo!

[I-illini24 @iillini24]

@Austin__Berg Several delegates at schools are showing different results from the union regarding votes. More No votes were cast.

[Citizen 𝑣𝑠 Machine, PhD @CitizenVMachine]

@Austin__Berg Pretty wild that CTU would have a ballot question limiting member (employee) rights. The antithesis of what they’re supposed to stand for.

[New York Post @nypost]

80% of NY teachers say school phone ban drastically improved classroom experience https://t.co/72cbpfsuUc

[SubX.News® @SubxNews]

City Censorship: Chicago Mayor’s Office Cuts https://t.co/MPWurl8WVM From Media Advisories as Illinois Attorney General Opens FOIA Review

By @drkugler https://t.co/MPWurl8WVM®
Censorship Report | June 2, 2026

The Illinois Attorney General’s Public Access Bureau has opened a formal Freedom of Information Act review into the Chicago Mayor’s Office after allegations that City Hall stopped providing official media advisories to https://t.co/MPWurl8WVM while failing to respond to records requests asking why.

The dispute involves two connected filings:

• Original FOIA and Media Request submitted April 10, 2026

• Illinois Attorney General Public Access Review Case: 2026 PAC 94212

The case centers around access to public information and whether the Mayor’s Office selectively controls which media organizations receive advance notice about city events, press conferences, and official announcements.

For years, https://t.co/MPWurl8WVM regularly received official City Hall media advisories, often distributed the night before events.

Those advisories allow news organizations to know where the mayor, city departments, and public officials will appear so reporters can attend, ask questions, and cover public business in real time.

Then the advisories stopped arriving.

On April 10, 2026, a FOIA and media request was sent to the Mayor’s Office after https://t.co/MPWurl8WVM discovered it had apparently been removed from the press distribution system without explanation.

The original filing opened with a direct question:

Where are the media advisory for 4/10/26

The filing explained:

https://t.co/MPWurl8WVM was previously included on the Mayor’s Office press distribution list and regularly received media advisories, often sent the night before the relevant dates. However, we have recently been removed from the list and are no longer receiving these timely advisories.

The request demanded immediate reinstatement:

I respectfully request that https://t.co/MPWurl8WVM be immediately reinstated on the official press distribution list so that we receive current and future media advisories and press releases in advance.

The filing requested all emails, notes, memoranda, logs, directives, and communications discussing the removal of https://t.co/MPWurl8WVM or [email protected] from the Mayor’s Office advisory system.

The FOIA specifically sought:

“Any and all communications, emails, notes, memoranda, database entries, logs, or other records that show, mention, discuss, or explain why https://t.co/MPWurl8WVM (or [email protected]) has been removed from the Mayor’s Office press distribution list or advisory distribution.”

Additional requests included:

• Records showing additions or removals from the press distribution list

• Internal discussions about withholding advisories from https://t.co/MPWurl8WVM

• Copies of April 10, 2026 advisories

• Direct email delivery of responsive records instead of third-party portals

The filing further alleged:

“Chicago Mayor’s Office is intentionally and purposefully withholding public information from the news media and the Chicago constituents.”

No response came.

After weeks without records or explanation, a Request for Review was filed with the Illinois Attorney General’s Public Access Bureau under review number 2026 PAC 94212 arguing the city failed to comply with Illinois FOIA law.

The Attorney General’s office has now officially intervened.

In a May 28, 2026 letter labeled “2026 PAC 94212,” the Public Access Bureau informed the Mayor’s Office that it had received allegations the city failed to respond to the FOIA request.

The PAC ordered City Hall to explain within seven business days whether the request had been received and whether any response was ever issued.

The letter also reminded the city that Illinois law requires public bodies to promptly comply with or deny FOIA requests within five business days unless properly extended.

The dispute is bigger than one email list.

Media advisories are how city governments communicate upcoming public events to the press. Removing a news outlet from those distributions can limit access to public officials, public appearances, and breaking developments before they happen.

The central question now becoming part of a formal state review is whether the Mayor’s Office intentionally excluded an independent news outlet from public information channels while failing to disclose records explaining the decision.

According to the Public Access Bureau filing under review number 2026 PAC 94212, the Mayor’s Office allegedly failed to produce records or respond to the FOIA request altogether.

The PAC review does not yet determine wrongdoing. It does, however, formally place the issue inside an official Attorney General oversight process involving alleged FOIA noncompliance by the Mayor’s Office.

Questions remain unanswered:

Who removed https://t.co/MPWurl8WVM from the advisory system?

Why was the outlet removed?

Were internal discussions held about restricting access?

Were other media organizations also excluded?

The Attorney General review now forces the city to answer.

#ChicagoScanner #FOIA #Censorship

[The Civic Federation @CivicFederation]

CPS is projected to spend more than $629 million on debt service in FY2026.

A new Civic Federation report finds the District’s debt burden is among the highest of major U.S. school districts and warns that long-term fiscal challenges cannot be solved through one-time measures alone.

Read the report: https://t.co/5jp9bi9ac2

[Bob Fioretti @BobFiorettiChi]

4 killed & 17 wounded in #Chicago weekend gun violence.
May total:
28 shot & killed;
148 shot and wounded;
176 total for May.
#WhereAreTheMarches?
#WhereAreTheParents?
No sign of our political establishment.
Legacy media should report the numbers
Thank you @CWBChicago and @w_h_thompson for reporting.